The hardcover Baked Explorations book Classic American Desserts Reinvented is essential reading for anyone who likes a fresh look at traditional recipes. Authors Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito came out with their acclaimed cookbook Baked in 2008, and this one is an extension of that success. In the Baked Explorations baking book, the pair offer an exciting new take on desserts such as banana cream pie and black and white cookies.

The hardcover Baked Explorations book Classic American Desserts Reinvented continues the success of Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito, whose 2008 Baked was published to national critical acclaim and raved about across the blogosphere. Since then, their profile has gotten even bigger, with continued praise from Oprah and Martha Stewart; product availability in every Whole Foods across the U.S.; and a new bakery in Charleston, South Carolina, with even more traffic than their original Brooklyn location.

Now, in the Baked Explorations baking book, the authors give their signature "Baked" twists to famous desserts from across the country. Here is their take on our most treasured desserts: Banana Cream Pie, Black & White Cookies, Mississippi Mud Pie, and more"from the overworked to the underappreciated. With the Baked Explorations dessert book, readers will love a collection of 75 recipes from breakfast treats to late-night confections and everything in between.

Buy the hardcover Baked Explorations book Classic American Desserts Reinvented for fabulous twists on traditional dishes such as mud pie, banana cream pie and black and white cookies.